Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-03
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

| Mall.
Lard, if applied at once. will re.
move the discoloration after bruise.-
Exchange.
There have been five Cabinet babies
in the last twenty years and all girls
Washington Post.
Someone was mean enough tossteal
three tons of hay from minister barn
at Perry. n. Y, the other night.
A Syracuse On. Y man has had to
pay s., 900 because his wife used her
tongue too freely in criticisihg hes
friends.
in 1851 there were q, 424 Frenc
Canadians in Ontario; now there ar
over lis, 900. The eastern part Of tn
province is almost wholly under con
troll of the French.
"A Nebraska farmer, who has bee
experimenting with blue grass. con
cludes that all Northern Nebraska WI
prove to be one of the finest tame gras
countries in the world.
In the county clerks Office at SaI
Francisco. Cal, is posted up tlfe fol
lowing notice: Lady applicants TO
position viii please weep in the ant
room. as the clerk suffers greatly from
damp feet"
Matte Allen, of Bennettsville. KY,
tried to starve herself because her sweet
heart forsook her for another girl. A
single visit from the recreant clover.
however, induced her to change heI
mind after four days fasting.
"A Nebraska City bachelor declares
that the girls there are SO anxious t0get
married that man $50 homely that the
reflection of his face will dent a new
milk pan" can get n dozen offers fu
day without asking Chicago Herald.
On one unlucky day three years
ago j. C. Russell, of Memphis, drew
SIS, 900 in lottery Since then he has
gone down hill very fast, and has jus.
closed his career by an attack on his
wife, during which he was struck or
the head by a rescuimg party and res
ceixed a fatal Washington Star.
Tom Green County, Texas. is
named after famous pioneer from
North Carolina, who did hisS share of
fighting against Santa Anna and was
honoSed when Texas. secured her indie
pendence. Tom Green County hSs an
area of 1880 square miles, and els
larger than the states of Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Delaware combined
Chicago Times.
William E. Ries, of New Castle,
Pa. put his horse and cutter under a
shed while he transacted some business
The horse backed out and trotted
10 the railroad bridge ever the
Neshannock creek, and. then walked de-
lberataly across, stepping on the ties,
which are from one to, three feet apart,
and dragging the cutter after him.
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Am Egyptian papyluIs, forty-twO
feet long and containing all the chap
tiers of the Book of the Dead" has
just been received and unrolled at the
Sage Library in New Brunswick. N. j.
1t was secured for the library about six
months ago, by the Rev DIR. Lansing, a
well known missionary in Egypt. EH
perts pronounce it to haze been written
nearly shree thousand years ago.
AT Allegheny City, Pa, few days
ago a drove of hogs got frightened
while passing drug store, and rushed E
entirely through the place., doing all
the damage possible. Bottles and Jars
of all sizes and shapes were knocked
down and smashed on4all sides. and the
stove upset. A destructive fire would
have capped the climax bat for the
prompt action of theproprieEor.-PtHs-
burQh Post.
Mrs. Collier, of Oakland, Gal, has
brought suit for divorce against her
husband because he. frequently went
fishing, did not supply her with = suf-
ficien. quantity of butter and eggs, and
often complained because he had to eat.
cold supper after-a day CT piscatorian
spous. Her sister testified further that
Mr.. Collier refused to attend churchi
for Gear he would have TO put five cents
in, the plate.-San Francisco Chronicle
1t seems that the. idea of attempt
ing to defeat nature by going withotek
food is in no sense novelty.S &otss
0Rzd Queries citas an instance which oc-
CURED in 1857, during the reign of
Edward I'LL. of a womaa who was cop
signed to Nottinghans prison fog Fife
for the murder of hsf husband, Who
keld herself. without food ore DRINK
for forty days: Her experiment served
q practical purpose foT 1T moyeG his
Majesty's heart to Pity, and he ordered
her liberation.
The shortest kill ever introduced
in the Maine Legislature, or m any
other, perhaps, WIS as follows SSec.
1.-The bog is hereby declared 70 be a
domestic animal Sec. 2.-'Rhis act
shall take effect when approved" This
is not "a Maine Joke. but IN act affecting
every dog in the State. Sc is the
Affirmation of a fact which has BEEN
caile9 in question BY Maine ElU courts